Theotiste
DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
(b.
10 March 1762
,
Berthierville, Canada
d.
18 February 1846
,
Saint-Hugues, Canada East
)
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Theotiste DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 10 March 1762 in Berthierville, Canada
Theotiste DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marie-Joseph LUPIEN dite BELAIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) (maternal) Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN and Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Theotiste married Prisque PAQUET 13 October 1783 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Prisque PAQUET was born 21 September 1759 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Prisque died 1 March 1832 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Prisque was the child of Prisque PAQUET and Marie-Thecle NOEL.
Theotiste DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 18 February 1846 in Saint-Hugues, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Theotiste appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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